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Saturday, June 9, 2012

In Facebook, when you see a post you like, there are three
options: like, comment, and share. “Like” allow you to click a button and tell
the person you appreciate their post.
“Comment” lets you say something to the poster about it. “Share” takes that post, and let s you post
it on your own “timeline,” the list of things you say and share. You can say something with it or not, as you
like. This extends the reach of the post
because it’s now seen by people not necessarily in the audience of the original
post.

2. Comment and
interact with posts on Facebook, Twitter, and the ShopNotes blog.

The “social” in “social media” means that it’s about
interaction. Gone are the days of the
static website, which was essentially just a poster on a wall or a magazine
that people could read, but not talk with.
Now, the conversation is expected.

3. Ask your Facebook
and Twitter followers to “like” the EWW page.

You’ve probably seen this done before, and it can be
anywhere from annoying to polite. I tend
to err on the side of “If you’re willing, please consider liking,” rather than
the ubiquitous “like my stuff” requests.
I find that has a better success rate.

4. Share tips on
writing or writing prompts that you like.

Twitter has a 160 character limit, so it disciplines you to
be brief; but if you just have to say something in more words then post to
Facebook.

5. A picture’s worth
a thousand words.

Share pictures you take of writing events, cool gadgets, or
things you see during your daily round.
We have a global audience. What
is “everyday and pedestrian” to you is exotic to someone living in a different
place and culture.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

This piece needs a little introduction. At a recent Prompt Group meeting, we played with a prompt from Ursula K. LeGuin called "No Punctuation." The objective was to write a piece with absolutely no punctuation, from start to finish, as an exercise in understanding the role of grammar in our writing. Her recommendation, if you can't think of something to write for the prompt, is to pick something with action such as the beginning of a battle or the first day of a large sale.

Mark Hudson, one of our regulars, read this poetic piece of alliteration and we roared by the end of it. As you read it, try reading it out loud: it'll make a real difference. He added a few periods and commas, but we'll let him get away with it - you'll understand when you read it. Awesome job, Mark!

I hope you enjoy! -A. Catherine Noon

"The Texan"by Mark Hudson

The landlord told me that I had to get out the Texans were taking over the country and turning America into a giant Texas Tex the Texan was textin’ while I was reading a textbook, telling me to turn in the keys to his totalitarian tyrannical trickery I located the landlady and lavished a loud rant AND rave revolving around rent, reporting resentment about relocation referring to repulsive ricocheting ranch hands robbing me of my remaining rights. I tore up the lease and responded that my lawyer would love to list my loft locally, leaving limited love for the lone star local, letting a lobotomy loom literally left of the line between the legally loony and lost in limbo. Tex took a taxi to town to tolerate a timetable to tell me to take off to Timbuktu, and take my towels, tubs of books, toiletries, tapes and cds, turntable and toys, and try and take the turnpike to temporarily turn off and don’t trick or treat on the way to Tor’s techno-thriller table-top tournament. Slowly I turned, inch by inch, step by step, inch by inch, step by step, and told Tex to take his ZZ Top looking self back home.

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August: Kickoff!September: Science FictionOctober: Ghouls, Ghosts, and GoblinsNovember: Family/MemoirDecember: HolidaysJanuary: Young Adult and New BeginningsFebruary: RomanceMarch: The Ides/ThrillersApril: Fool's Comedy and SatireMay: MysteryJune: Creative Non-Fiction and HistoryJuly: Screenplays and PlaywrightsAugust: The Business of Writing